Joy was a rare bird. She rather resembled the long-legged, wading birds found near Florida’s seacoast, lakes, marshes, and glades. A plein air artist, Postle patiently painted wildlife, enduring harsh environmental conditions, using watercolor, gouache, and pen and ink. To see Florida through the eyes of Joy Postle is to see breathtaking landscapes of a vivid, natural era. Detail, light, color, and even a sense of humor mixed with fantasy capture the imagination of viewers, reminding us of nature in its early, unblemished form.

The Joy Postle collection is located at the University of Central Florida in Special Collections and University Archives at the John C. Hitt Library. This collection of her life’s work includes artwork from the 1920’s to the 1980’s as well as ephemera highlighting aspects of her personal and professional life. Joy Postle was not only a self-supporting artist, she was also an entertainer, a writer, and an environmentalist.

The Joy Postle exhibit will be on display on the main floor of the John C. Hitt Library from November 1st – November 30th.

The UConn Huskies are headed to Bright House Stadium, Saturday, October 10, to take on our UCF Knights. Starting at 9.00 a.m., come on over to the John C. Hitt Library to read, study, research, write, and get a lot done before kickoff at 3.45 p.m. The Library closes at 7.00 p.m.

The Huskies may think the Knights aren’t ready for them—-they just might get a big surprise! Go Knights! Charge on!

Join us on Wednesday, October 21st from 10AM-2PM for our Carnival of Open Access, to celebrate the world of Open Access knowledge. Try your hand at carnival games, get your fortune, enjoy some popcorn, and learn about Open Access.

At http://wapo.st/1MkHn1f read an article about higher education that features our own remarkable university, UCF. Although the article doesn’t mention it, it is each and every member of UCF’s amazing student body that makes it so remarkable. Charge on, Knights!
Search for more articles from the Washington Post each day in the UCF Libraries database Lexis Nexis Academic.

The books on the 3rd floor have all been shifted. Books with call numbers in the range of G-M are now located on the 3rd floor. The shifting team is now working on the 4th floor. Please be aware that there may be more noise than usual on this quiet floor. Staff will work to keep noise to a minimum as shelving and books are moved.